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The polarization of global container flows by interoceanic canals
It is widely acknowledged that the two major interoceanic canals of Suez and Panama play a central role in global shipping flows. However, this role has rarely been measured with precision both in terms of the geographic coverage and network topological properties of canal-dependent flows. Based on vessel movement data for containerships, the port study of PortEconomics associate member Cesar Ducruet- published in the 2nd issue of the 43rd volume of Maritime Policy & Management- clarifies the weight and share of canal-dependent flows...
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Portgraphic: Top 15 european container ports in 2015
By Theo Notteboom The portgraphic shows the top 15 container ports in the European Union in 2015 based on container throughput expressed in TEU. It also includes container growth figures compared to 2014 and pre-crisis year 2007. What can we observe? 1. The total volume of the top 15 ports saw a small traffic decline of 1.6% compared to 2014, or one of the worst y-o-y growth figures in Europe's container history. Only the dramatic year 2009 brought a larger drop in container throughput handled by the top 15 ports (i.e....
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PortGraphic: economic crisis and ports - the greek case
By George Vaggelas The Greek economy is going through the eighth year of economic recession as the economic crisis in Greece started at the end of 2008 and continues today. In this environment, Greek ports tried to respond to a series of challenges such as the reduction in consumption in the internal market, the reduction in the competitiveness of the Greek economy as well as some inherent challenges such as the resuction of ports personnel. The PortGraphic outlines how Greek ports (and more specifically the 12 ports operating as Societe...
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Using information and making more of existing infrastructure
By Jonas Constante According to a recent report by the consulting firm Mckinsey & Co, across Europe as a whole, infrastructure congestion costs 1% of GDP. In 2013, globally, $400 billion a year could be saved by making more of existing infrastructure through improved demand management and maintenance. The digitalization can create value for private and public stakeholders involved in the logistic port sector through various initiatives, among which we highlight: i) eGovernment and the creation of administrative single...
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Container port competition in Europe
Port competition emerged as a complex and multi-faceted concept due to changes in the market environment of ports and the resulting intensification of rivalry between operators in the same port, between neighbouring ports, be-tween multi-port gateway regions and between entire port ranges. PortEconomics co-directors Theo Notteboom and Peter de Langen in their latest port study Container port competition in Europe, discuss the port competition in Europe with a main focus on container ports and terminals and they provide an in-depth...
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PORTOPIA: stakeholders to reflect on port performance criteria
Port Experts and stakeholders are invited to reflect upon the performance of the port industry in the EU, and the further need to develop performance insights on the industry level. An one-day event is organised in Lisbon on March 23rd, 2016, which can be combined with an IAPH-PIANC event on the stakeholder consultation of guidelines for port sustainability reporting the day before (March 22nd). A 2-day programme is thus offered to participants, offering excellent networking opportunities. PortEconomics members Dr. Michael Dooms, Dr....
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PortGraphic: big vessels are not, yet, calling Black Sea ports
By Thanos Pallis Within the first 15 years of the 21st century cruise passenger movements in the Black See ports increased remarkably, the cruise ports in the region hosted in 2014 a total of 204.351 cruise passenger movements and 359 cruise vessel calls. Fifteen years earlier, just 55.237 cruise passenger movements were recorded at the very same ports, with the number of cruise calls standing at just 87 calls in aggregate. The PortGrafic presents a distinctive feature of cruise development in the region: Contrary to what has happened in...
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